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Aging in China

Part of the International Perspectives on Aging Book Series (volume 2)

Editors: Chen, Sheying; Powell, Jason L.

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8351-0

ISBN: 978-1-4419-8350-3

Publisher: Springer US - Springer Journals

Oct 27, 2011

1 - 10 of 15 Chapters

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Chapter 1Introduction: Social Policy of the Changing Economic State

Chen, Sheying

Pages: 1 –10

[The economic state was conceptualized at the beginning of the 1990s, which was published years later with the release of my first book in English (Chen, 1996). At that time, there was enormous confusion surrounding the seemingly minimal (or singularly residual) role of the Chinese state, along...
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Chapter 2China and the Bio-Medicalization of Aging: Implications and Possibilities

Powell, Jason L.

Pages: 11 –22

[Policymakers, economists, social analysts around the globe are increasingly concerned about the rising number of older people in their society. There are worries about the inadequacy of pension funds, of growing pressures on welfare systems, and on the inability of shrinking numbers of younger...
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Chapter 3Aging: The Role of Work and Changing Expectations in the United States and China

McIntosh, Barbara R.; Zhang, Chun

Pages: 23 –42

[Economics and demographics are driving change in individuals’ expectations about work beyond the traditional retirement age and in employers’ need for older workers in both the United States and China. Adjusting to this change in the workplace, now and in the future, includes planning...
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Chapter 4Pensions and Social Assistance: The Development of Income Security Policies for Old People in China

XU, Yuebin; ZHANG, Xiulan

Pages: 43 –59

[Current income security policy in China includes two polarized systems: social insurance and social assistance. Social insurance consists of five categories of contributory social insurance programs in areas such as old-age pensions, unemployment, medical care, workers’ injury and compensation,...
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Chapter 5Rural Old Age Support in Transitional China: Efforts Between Family and State

Pei, Xiaomei; Tang, Youcai

Pages: 61 –81

[This chapter reviews the transformation of old age support in rural China and examines the potential for rural communities to generate and allocate resources for rural old age support in the context of rural development to meet the challenges of decreasing family resources and inadequate state...
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Chapter 6Social Policy, Family Support, and Rural Elder Care

Luo, Guifen

Pages: 83 –98

[This chapter will focus on the social protection issues of rural residents including the rural elderly. I begin by reviewing the key features of the system introducing a brief developmental history and a description of the context of the system as characterized by the urban bias. Part one of the...
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Chapter 7China’s Family Support System: Impact of Rural–Urban Female Labor Migration

Luo, Guifen

Pages: 99 –126

[Based on interviews with rural–urban migrants in Anhui and Sichuan provinces of China, this chapter focuses on the coping strategies adopted by Chinese rural–urban migrant families to deal with the tensions caused by changes in generational care chains. By illustrating how and why the...
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Chapter 8The Utility of Enhancing Filial Piety for Elder Care in China

Cheung, Jacky Chau-kiu; Kwan, Alex Yui-huen

Pages: 127 –145

[One way to judge the utility of enhancing filial piety in society is to assess its contribution to the utility of individual filial piety and of family elder care, as opposed to state elder care. Filial piety in society refers to filial piety as an aggregate social norm. The utility of...
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Chapter 9Gendered Social Capital and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults in China

Xu, Qingwen; Norstrand, Julie A.

Pages: 147 –168

[The gender dimension of social capital remains underinvestigated, particularly in the Eastern context. Goal: This chapter examines the relationship between social capital and health among a sample of older adults from China, particularly from a gender perspective. Method: Sample (N = 1,854) of...
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Chapter 10An East–West Approach to Mind–Body Health of Chinese Elderly

HO, Rainbow Tin Hung; LO, Phyllis Hau Yan; CHAN, Cecilia Lai Wan; LEUNG, Pui Pamela Yu

Pages: 169 –186

[Mind–body medicine is rooted in the traditional Eastern models of health emphasizing nurturing life, attaining balance, and an integrated view of being. Meanwhile, scientific evidence for the mind–body connection and the development of such therapies in treating disorders have given rise to an...

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